When to plant Beets in West Virginia, United States

Beets can be planted after April 24, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 32°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Beets in West Virginia

Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest.

West Virginia has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Beets

• April 24 to July 04

  Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 72 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• July 29 to November 01

  Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 96 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Beets in West Virginia before April 24 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Beets in West Virginia, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 35 days on average for Beets to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

West Virginia has 2 distinct seasons for growing Beets

• In order to get plants ready for April 24 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 20 and April 25

  Seeds started after April 25 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 72 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for July 29 seeds should be started indoors bwetween June 24 and August 23

  Seeds started after August 23 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 96 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 85°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Beets, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in West Virginia

For more precise weather statisctics and planting information, please select a County in West Virginia.

• Barbour County

• Berkeley County

• Boone County

• Braxton County

• Brooke County

• Cabell County

• Calhoun County

• Clay County

• Doddridge County

• Fayette County

• Gilmer County

• Grant County

• Greenbrier County

• Hampshire County

• Hancock County

• Hardy County

• Harrison County

• Jackson County

• Jefferson County

• Kanawha County

• Lewis County

• Lincoln County

• Logan County

• Marion County

• Marshall County

• Mason County

• McDowell County

• Mercer County

• Mineral County

• Mingo County

• Monongalia County

• Monroe County

• Morgan County

• Nicholas County

• Ohio County

• Pendleton County

• Pleasants County

• Pocahontas County

• Preston County

• Putnam County

• Raleigh County

• Randolph County

• Ritchie County

• Roane County

• Summers County

• Taylor County

• Tucker County

• Tyler County

• Upshur County

• Wayne County

• Webster County

• Wetzel County

• Wirt County

• Wood County

• Wyoming County